Archive: Sep 2016

David Line and Allen Line This summer has intensified the discussion in the United States about “Black Lives Matter”. This motto and movement became more prominent after the shooting of a Black man in Ferguson, Missouri, in July…

By Fran Quigley The United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Access to Medicines has issued its widely anticipated report. Previously in this space, I had expressed optimism about the likely substance of the panel’s likely findings. I…

Ellie Feinglass, Nadja Gomes, and Vivek Maru   Abstract Despite expanding policy commitments in many poor countries, health care is often a failure at the point of delivery. Lack of information, poor enforcement, and power dynamics…

Beatriz Galli Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity, by Alicia Ely Yamin, Foreword by Paul Farmer, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016 Alicia Ely Yamin’s book Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity is necessary…

Nada Amroussia, Isabel Goicolea, and Alison Hernandez Abstract Although Tunisia is regarded as a pioneer in the Middle East and North Africa in terms of women’s status and rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, evidence points…